December 16-28Similar to last year, we left our rolling home behind and headed to the northeast for some city + family holiday time. Unlike last year, we skipped the long…
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A Chicago Vacation
by Amanda December 26, 2017December 10-14 For most of my life, I’ve considered myself a country girl. Not a cowboy boots and twangy music kind of country girl, but the kind who prefers tall trees…
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American Art Through the Ages at the Crystal Bridges Museum
by Amanda May 12, 2017When not one, not two, not three, but four separate people recommend that you visit an attraction, you better believe we’re going to follow that advice. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is…
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Hot Springs National Park
by Amanda May 4, 2017This is the first time we’ve visited a town that is also a national park. Or maybe it’s a national park that is also a town? To make matters even…
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Saturday in the City
by Amanda April 21, 2017With all the trails hiked and the river paddled, we decided to spend our final day at Hillsborough River out of the park and in the city. Tampa and St. Petersburg…
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The Great Canadian Road Trip – Part 2
by Amanda July 5, 2016We recently traveled from Minnesota to Maine by way of Canada. We had ten days to complete the trip which we hoped would give us enough time to combine short drive…
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Heading East Across North Dakota
by Amanda May 27, 2016We broke up the long drive across North Dakota with two stops. The first at a small state park just south of Bismarck. Fort Abraham Lincoln state park lies alongside…
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Christmas in Tucson
by Amanda December 28, 2015Unlike last year when we spent Christmas smack in the middle of Florida at my Grandmother’s house, this year we decided to enjoy a desert holiday in Tucson. Our very…
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Museums & Memorials in Washington D.C.
by Amanda June 4, 2015One of the things on our “must do” list while traveling around the eastern half of the country was a visit to Washington D.C. It had been many years since…
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First Landing State Park
by Amanda May 11, 2015After leaving the Outer Banks we continued north into Virginia. Another state checked off the Airstream travel list. Like most of the states in the east, Virginia is not completely…
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7 Tips for Your Kennedy Space Center Adventure
by Amanda March 12, 2015Last weekend we visited the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral. Tons of people recommended it as a “must visit” attraction on the east coast of Florida. Other than knowing…
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Silverton, CO – In and Around Town
by Amanda July 14, 2014Silverton is a touristy town. A stroll down main street will take you past store after store filled with t-shirts, magnets, coffee cups, and shot glasses (apparently a lot of people collect shot…
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Good Times in Santa Fe
by Amanda May 27, 2014After spending the majority of our week in Santa Fe at the RV park (Santa Fe Skies, which we really liked considering we usually are not big fans of RV parks)…
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Adventure Saturday: Smoke & Lava
by Amanda May 20, 2014We seem to have fallen into a pattern lately where we stick fairly close to home during the week and then on Saturday go on a grand adventure. Recently Tim started calling…
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Bottomless Lakes State Park
by Amanda May 16, 2014After successfully escaping the bug infested shoreline of Brantley Lake we headed north in search of more (hopefully bug-free) lakes. And we found them! Bottomless Lakes State Park is a veritable oasis…